Cabling The Device; Grounding The Device; Figure 6-1: Earthing The Device - AudioCodes Mediant 500 MSBR Hardware Installation Manual

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Cabling the Device

This section describes the cabling of the device, which includes the following:
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Grounding (earthing) the device – see Section
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Connecting to the WAN – see Section
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Connecting to the LAN – see Section
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Connecting to ISDN PRI E1/TE trunks – see Section
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Connecting to BRI lines – see Section
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Connecting the PSTN Fallback for BRI Lines – see Section
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Connecting the FXS interfaces – see Section
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Connecting the FXO interface – see Section
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Connecting the FXS Analog Lifeline – see Section
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Connecting to a computer for serial communication – see Section
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Connecting a USB storage device – see Section
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Connecting to the power supply – see Section
6.1

Grounding the Device

The device must be connected to earth (grounded) using an equipment-earthing conductor.
The equipment is classified as Class I EN60950 and UL60950 and must be
earthed at all times.
For Finland: "Laite on liltettava suojamaadoituskoskettimilla varustettuun
pistorasiaan."
For Norway: "Apparatet rna tilkoples jordet stikkontakt."
For Sweden: "Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag."
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To earth the device:
1. Connect an electrically earthed strap of 16 AWG wire (minimum) to the chassis'
earthing screw (located on the rear panel), using the supplied washer.
2. Connect the other end of the strap to a protective earthing. This should be in
accordance with the regulations enforced in the country of installation.
Version 6.8
6.2
6.3
6.5.1
Protective Earthing

Figure 6-1: Earthing the Device

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6.1 on page 25
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6.4 on page
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6.5.2
6.6.1 on page 35
6.6.2 on page 37
6.6.3 on page
6.8 on page 32
6.9 on page 41
6. Cabling the Device
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6.7 on page 39
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